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greenman3610 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-30-08 02:48 PM
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New tack on energy: Weatherization
produces more jobs, benefits per dollar than just
heating assistance money.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/us/30weatherize.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1

article points out that it is the energy companies who lobby aggressively for
"assistance to the poor" for energy bills-which of course end up being
a subsidy to oil companies.
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Phred42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-30-08 02:50 PM
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1. They did this in Oregon in the 70's and
The local power companies (EWEB in Eugene) paid to insulate your house - it was an effort to NOT buy in to the Trojan Nuke Plant
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Libertyfirst Donating Member (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-30-08 07:39 PM
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2. Hardly a new idea. The Carter administration had a big program in this area. n/t
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